Shoko Igarashi is a composer and saxophonist originally from Yamagata Prefecture, Tsuruoka, Japan who now lives in Brussels, and “Rainy” is her wondrous, celebratory and humanely-modern latest single. Assorted streaming links for it are here, and her next and third album will be out this Fall. Via Les Inrocks.
This Friday, April 12th, London, England’s Tusks releases her new LP Gold, and above you’ll hear its silky, soulful “Body Ache”, which is accompanied by the fluid, mysterious Part Two of her recent video series. Streaming links for the track are here, and a broad array of pre-ordering and pre-saving options for the album are up and around as well.
“1 + 1 = 11” — lithe in liquid motion — is the smooth-sailing, glassy concluding track to I Hear You, the debut album from dazzling Berlin-based DJ Peggy Gou. Out from June 7th on XL Recordings, you can pre-order picture-disc, blue-vinyl, black-vinyl, CD and cassette editions of it now either from their webstore or from Bandcamp.
“Light” is loose, free, cheerfully rhythmic and the vintage-blushed brand-new single from London’s Maria Chiara Argirò. Her Closer LP is out courtesy of Innovative Leisure on April 26th, pre-saving options are here, and you can order vinyl, CD and digital editions of it from Bandcamp.
“I Don’t Love You” is the ultramodern, deeply-felt and dazzlingly-layered brand-new single from Toronto’s Charlotte Day Wilson. It’s taken from her freshly-announced second LP Cyan Blue, which will be released by XL Recordings and her Stone Woman Music on May 3rd. Transparent-green-vinyl, black-vinyl and CD versions can be pre-ordered at the XL webstore, while pre-saving information is here.
Humane and refined, “Closer” is the high-gloss, blue-hued title track to the forthcoming album from London’s Maria Chiara Argirò. Out from April 26th on Innovative Leisure, you can stream it now, while digital, vinyl and CD editions of the LP are available to pre-order from Bandcamp.
High-contrast, humane Hyperpop, “I’m Trying” is a chromatic, hopeful unbosoming and the assertive, animated brand-new single from Oslo-based musician and producer Live Sollid, a.k.a. Mörmaid. Out now through Anna Prior of Metronomy’s Beat Palace Records, streaming links are here, and her debut LP is on its way as well.
naafi is a producer and musician originally from Fife who is currently based in Glasgow, and “Magnolia” is their warmly-conversational, bioluminescent and thoroughly-irresistable debut single. Released today, all your streaming options for it are here, where you can also sign up for their mailing list.
Translucent and taut, “Golden Eyes” is the sleek and spirited brand-new single from Québec’s Margaux Sauvé and her Ghostly Kisses project. You can stream this track and so much more from her right now on Apple Music.
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